recopa

Phonetic: "/kʌp/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.

Example: Pour the tea into the cup.

Definition: The contents of said vessel; a cupful.

Example: I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.

Definition: A customary unit of measure

Definition: A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.

Example: The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.

Definition: A contest for which a cup is awarded.

Example: The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.

Definition: The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.

Definition: A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.

Example: The ball just misses the cup.

Definition: (in combination) Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.

Example: cider cup; gin cup; claret cup

Definition: A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)

Example: Players of contact sports are advised to wear a cup.

Definition: One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.

Example: The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material.

Definition: The symbol cup denoting union and similar operations (confer cap).

Definition: A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.

Definition: (ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.

Definition: A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup).

Definition: Anything shaped like a cup.

Example: the cup of an acorn

Definition: A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.

Definition: That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.

Phonetic: "/kʌp/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.

Example: Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them.

Definition: To hold something in cupped hands.

Example: He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.

Definition: To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.

Example: We are cupping some new brands of coffee today.

Definition: To supply with cups of wine.

Definition: To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.

Definition: To make concave or in the form of a cup.

Example: to cup the end of a screw